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For the last two weeks we’ve been working on Goals. We started with some general “what are goals?” conversation and last week we did a self-assessment. Self assessments can be hard. They’re about being honest with yourself about where you stand. And sometimes we don’t like where we stand, truth-be-told.

So what can you do about seeing that you’ve not done what you wanted to do?

You can plan to change.

And change is hard. It takes vision and planning and commitment, even when what you’re committing to is hard. But this isn’t the Hunger Games. The stakes are rather low if you can just go get a job, right? Or, the stakes might be very high if you’ve invested in this business and you really need to make it work.

So let’s start with something big, hairy, and audacious.The BHAG is that stretch goal, the thing you think you might not be able to pull off.

From there, we’ll work into some smaller, more reasonable and realizable goals. But first, dream big, people!

Segment 2

Okay, big goals are great, but they’re built upon realizable goals. So let’s think about where we want to be a year from now and put some goals in place to help us get there.

Our first episode we had categories for goals, so let’s use those and express those goals. It’s a very public forum, right? To plan 2019 with all these listeners and online participants paying attention. Have courage!

Health & Fitness

Marriage & Family

Business & Leadership

Finance & Earnings

Artistic Life

Friends

Remember goals should be specific, measurable, actionable, relevant, and time-bound. So a general “get healthy” might be enough to motivate your goal, but your goal has to be specific. How do you plan to “get healthy”?